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MEETING, May 9, 1922.
All Members Present.
The records of the last meeting were read and approved.
The following licenses were granted:
Sunday Sales,
Lire. Eva Lassof 27 Sylvia St.
Mr. Arthur Rollins 1 Blossom St.
Auctioneer's
William G. Murphy
25 Mass. Ave.
The Board voted to have the flags on the Town Hall
and on the Common at half mast for Mr. Henry H. Tyler, Grand
Army Veteran deceased on May 10th.
A letter was received from Mr. F. i. Dean of Eliot Road
in which he complained that the sidewalk on Eliot Road had not
been completed, also to the condition of Eliot Road street
sign and Pelham Road street sign. The letter was turned over
to Mr. Duffy for him to call personally on Mr. Dean and take
these matters up with him.
Mr. Cotton reported that owing to the fact that Mrs. Webb
of Grove Street was under arrest for assault on her husband.
Mr. Webb is in a hbspital and the children were distributed
among friends, one child was sent to the Almehouse to remain
there until Mr. Cotton consulted the father.
Mr. A. Caruso of 200 Salem Street, Boston requested a
chance to bid on that section of Bedford Street that is to be
rebuilt. The letter was acknowledged and placed on file.
The bond of Mr. James J. Sullivan as Constable was
approved by the Board.
The Warrant for the Town Meeting to be held on May 22nd
was signed.
Legal Opinion was received from Town Counsel Ryder in which
he informed the Board that in his opinion the holder of a
Common Victualler's License can sell tobacco on Sunday, and
called attention to Chapter 1360 Section 6 of the General Laws
which relates thereto.
A bid was received from Mr. Edward H. Mara for the painting
of Village Hall, same being for $420.00
Notification was received from the Town Accountant that the
Town can vote a bond issue for $45,000 this year.
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Mr. Ryder gave a legal opinion that he did not find any
requirements in the statutes for a permit to hold a clam bake.
' It was therefor decided to notify Mr. '1. T. Leonard of
82 Cushing Avenue, Belmont, who applied for a permit to have
Clam Bakes at the Lexington Park property, that he would have
to have no permit unless he intended to charge direct admission.
It was decided to request the Chairman of the Board of
Assessors and the Finance Committee to be present at a meeting
of the Board of Selectmen on May 12th.
Mr. Tenney called attention to the condition of Hancock
Street and Bedford Street beyond the railroad track. In this
connection Mr. Tenney suggested that Mr. Duffy give the Board a
report of the work he has done in this section such as patching,
oiling,etc.
Permission was granted to the Lexington Gas Company to
excavate at 173 Mass, Ave. to supply service.
Water and Sewer Department.
Mr. Robert L. Ryder came before the Board to discuss the
Munroe Brook matter. Ir. Beaudry stated that Mr. Duffy and he
had carefully gone over the matter and found that it would cost
in the vicinity of $2300 to do the work as it should properly be
' done. It was decided to ask the Finance Committee for $2500 to
clean out the bbstructione on the Ryder property and deepen and
widen the Munroe Brook and culvert.
In this connection a letter was received from the Town
Counsel of Arlington in which he informed this Board that he did
not consider that he should put their town to any expense at the
present time for the further benefit of this land.
This action is to be taken under Art. 33 of the Warrant
under the meeting of March 6th, as this article is still open.
In connection with the proposed water main extensions
Mr. Tenney reported that he had taken the matter up with the
Town Counsel and would revise them as they were not in accord-
ance with the law.
It was decided to request Mr. Ryder to draw up an article
for the Warrant asking for a bond issue for sewer connections.
In this connection the Board was to decide at a later date the
term of years to allow sewer connections to be made.
In connection with the Audubon Road drainage system a letter
was received from Mr. Weston giving full details relative to the
Patterson cesspool. The Board decided to send Mr. Patterson a
copy of Mr. Weston's letter and to state that the vote of the
Board passed at,a previous meeting still holds, and he is requested
to make the changes in his sewer disposal system so that the
Board can clean up the entire matter for the benefit of all the
residents in that vicinity. The openings to be left open for the
inspection of the Superintendent of the Water and Sewer Department.
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Mr. Cotton stated that Mr. Marshall of Independence Ave.
Called attention to the drainage situation near his place on
that street. Mr. Beaudry was requested to investigate the '
situation and report back to the Board at a later date. He
was also given the letter of Mr. Elvin E. Baker and others
of Curve Street and requested to make an investigation and
report.
Mr. Tenney reported that he was endeavoring to get a
second water supply from the Metropolitan System and that the
Belmont Spring Country Club would like to take the water on
that proposed line.
In connection with the Swan- Russell request for sewer
connections on Bedford Street this matter was again considered
and due to a misunderstanding it was taken up again with the
Town Counsel and he informed the Board that it was in their
jurisdiction to make the charge as they suggested, thus $325
the estimated cost of construction made up the two items,
A. frontage charge; B, entering charge.
A true record, Attest:
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CLE?.
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